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THROOP — Borough council members expressed surprise at Monday’s meeting that a state agency scheduled a public meeting on the skyward expansion of Keystone Sanitary Landfill the night of the primary.

During public comments Throop resident Jim Barnick asked council members if they plan to attend the state Department of Environmental Protection’s meeting to inform municipalities and the public about the landfill’s request to expand.

The meeting is set for May 20, the night of the primary election, at the Scranton State Office Building.

Keystone Sanitary Landfill Inc., situated in Throop and Dunmore, filed an application for a major permit modification with the DEP requesting permission to add almost 143 million cubic yards of vertical space to the landfill.

Council approved a unanimous motion to request DEP reschedule the meeting so it doesn’t conflict with election night.

In other business, six bids were opened for the borough’s Little League project. Council President Thomas Lukasewicz said the project includes a brand new field and a sprinkler system, new lighting and a concession stand with disabled-accessible bathrooms, and drainage throughout the stadium and parking.

The cost estimate of the project was around $850,000. Bids ranged from $813,000 to $1 million.

A motion was added to the agenda after Mayor Wayne Williams asked that part-time police officers’ pay reflect a 15-minute early clock-in time to allow officers to change and to get updated on what’s going on in the borough. It passed 4-2. Councilman Neil Furiosi was absent. Mr. Lukasewicz and Anthony Gangemi, council vice president, voted against it.

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